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Rhynchoconger ectenurus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Anguilliformes
Family:	Congridae
Genus:	Rhynchoconger
Species:	R. ectenurus
Binomial name
Rhynchoconger ectenurus (D. S. Jordan & R. E. Richardson, 1909)
Synonyms
Leptocephalus ectenurus Jordan & Richardson, 1909 Rhynchocymba ectenura (Jordan & Richardson, 1909)

Rhynchoconger ectenurus, known commonly as the longnose conger in Australia, is an eel in the family Congridae (conger/garden eels). It was described by David Starr Jordan in Robert Earl Richardson in 1909, originally under the genus Leptocephalus. It is a marine, subtropical eel which is known from the western Pacific Ocean, including northern Australia, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, and the eastern China Sea. It inhabits soft sediments on the continental shelf and slope. Males can reach a maximum total length of 65 centimetres (26 in; 2.13 ft).

References

1. McCosker, J.; Smith, D.G.; Tighe, K. (2019). "Rhynchoconger ectenurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T199281A2578168. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T199281A2578168.en. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
2. Synonyms of Rhynchoconger ectenurus Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
3. Common names of Rhynchoconger ectenurus Archived 2014-05-24 at the Wayback Machine at www.fishbase.org.
4. ^ Rhynchoconger ectenurus Archived 2013-07-02 at archive.today at www.fishbase.org.
5. Jordan, D. S. and R. E. Richardson, 1909 A catalogue of the fishes of the island of Formosa, or Taiwan, based on the collections of Dr. Hans Sauter. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum v. 4 (no. 4): 159-204, Pls. 63-74.

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